[Effect and effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in chronic hearing disorders. Report of 557 cases 1989].
After ten applications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to 557 patients with hearing loss, 27.8% of the patients experienced a hearing improvement of more than 10 dB. Tinnitus improved in 62.2% of all cases. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy should be used for all cases of extreme hearing loss or severe tinnitus that is resistant to the usual therapy.
Schumann
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HNO-Abteilung, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm/Donau.
Lamm
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Hettich
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000628:therapy; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000628:therapy*
Zur Wirkung und Wirksamkeit der hyperbaren Sauerstofftherapie bei alten Hörstörungen. Bericht über 557 Fälle aus dem Jahre 1989.